Baler twine package



Jan. 16, 1962 L. A. RUIZ BALER TWINE PACKAGE 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June3, 1958 Jan. 16, 1962 L. A. RUIZ 3,017,021

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United States Patent C 3,017,021 BALER TWINE PACKAGE Luis A. Ruiz, 1922Hazard, Houston 19, Texas Fiied June 3, 1958, Ser. No. 739,554 9 Claims.(ill. 206-59) This invention relates to balls of baler twine such as areused in twine-tying machines for baling hay and the like and moreparticularly to a package of such balls for use in such machines.

Machines of the indicated type are usually provided with one or a pairof twine containers each capable of holding a plurality of balls oftwine. Thus, some of these containers are formed to provide twocompartments arranged in side-by-side relation and each of a size tohold one ball of twine. In such containers, the twine of one ball is fedthrough an opening in the cover of the container and is connected at itsend to the beginning of the twine in the other ball so that the twinemay feed until both balls are exhausted. Machines provided withcontainers of this type are usually provided with two of such containersso that two lengths of the twine are fed to the baling mechanism. Thetwine containers of other machines have two side-by-side compartmentsdeep enough to hold two superposed balls of twine in each compartment sothat the required two lengths of twine may be fed from a singlecontainer. In these deeper containers, each length of the twine is fedfrom the top ball in a compartment through an opening in the containercover above such compartment, the end of the top ball being connected tothe be inning of the bottom ball in such cornpartment. Still anothertype of container provided on such machines is constructed to hold fourballs in side-byside relation, the two lengths of twine being fedinitially from the two inner balls through spaced openings in the coverabove such inner balls and each of the latter being connected at its endto the beginning of an outer ball. As a result of these various types ofcontainers requiring different arrangements of the balls, balls of balertwine are usually made as separate balls. Each of such balls iscustomarily enclosed by a close-fitting cylindrical band of cardboardand the like to facilitate its handling and to prevent its collapsingduring the unwinding thereof. Generally, two of such separate balls arepackaged in a paper ag. Foreign mills, except Canada, bind or lash thepaper bag containing the two separate balls on its exterior by a cord orrope to facilitate its handling, but domestic and Canadian mills do notprovidesuch lashing. Usually each of the balls of twine and the bag inwhich they are packaged are separately labeled because the bag isdiscarded before usage of the balls and there is the likelihood that thebalis will become separated, as when the operator desires to place a newball in the baler container before the twine already in there iscompletely used. In using a package of this type, the operator must ofnecessity open the bag and handle each ball separately. First, theseparate balls are connected together in a manner suitable to the typeor" container provided in the operators machine and then each of theballs is placed in its proper place in such container. It will beevident therefore that not only is the usual method of packaging theseballs of twine expensive, but it complicates the handling of the ballsand the loading of the same into the containers of the baling machines.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide an improved twinepackage that can be loaded directly into the twine container of a baiingmachine without the necessity of the operator extracting the balls oftwine from the wrapping of the package or connecting them together.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved twine packagethat can be readied with a minimum of effort for insertion into anyoneof a number of the ice diiferent types of containers now provided onbaling machines and without disturbing the connection between the ballsin such package.

A further object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive packagecontaining two balls of baler twine and which may be readily carried toa baler and loaded into the twine container thereof as a single unit.

Other objects of the invention, as well as the advantages of theimproved package thereof, will become apparent from the followingdescription when read in connection with the accompanying drawings, inwhich FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a twine package constructed inaccordance with the invention;

F G. 2 is a left hand side view of the package shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 44 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the blank from which the package is formed;

FIG. 6 is an end view of the cross partitions or walls in the center ofthe package, the view being taken along the iine 66 of FIG. 5 and beingpartly in section;

FIG. 7 is a side view of such walls looking along the line 77 of FIG. 5and being partly in section;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the two ball compartments of thepackage in a partially separated condition to illustrate more clearlythe construction of the central portion of the package and the manner inwhich the twine of the balls is fed therethrough; and

FIG. 9 is an elevational view of the inner end of the left hand part ofthe package shown in FIG. 8 in an entirely separated condition exceptfor the portion of twine connecting th balls.

In the drawings, the numerals 10 and 11 designate generally the twoballs of baler twine which form part of each Package made in accordancewith the invention. The shape of each ball is that of a cylinderapproximately ten inches high and with a diameter of approximately teninches. The balls are wound in any suitable manner so that they willunwind from the center towards the periphery and to provide each ballwith an inner end portion 12 by which the twine is drawn from the top ofthe ball. Each ball is also provided with an outer end portion, theouter end portion of the twine of the bail it} being connected to andintegral with the inner end portion 12 of the twine of ball 11 so thatthe twine forming the two balls in each package is continuous. Theportion of twine so connecting the two ball is designated in thedrawings by the numeral 13. The inner end portion 12 of the twine in theball 1% is drawn through an opening 15 which may be cut by the machineoperator in the top wall 16 of the package at the place designated bythe legend Start on such top wall (note FEGS. l and 8).

The two balls 10 and 11 are lashed together Within the package by alength of twine which is tied so that each half thereof forms a loop 18.Each of the loops 18 is wrapped around one end portion of both balls andis in spaced relation to the other loop. The two loops are connectedtogether by the central portion of the length of twine which extendsthrough openings provided in an end wall of the package and forms anexposed loop 19 to serve as a carrying handle for the package. It willthus be seen that the length of twine secures the two balls together,serves as a convenient means for ready handling of the package, supportsthe weight of the balls directly, and indirectly supports the cartonwhich is directly supported on and by the balls of twine. Just prior tothe loading of a package into a baling machine container the length oftwine lashing the two balls together may be severed to permit movementof the balls relative to each other within the package as the twinethereof is used.

The carton enclosing the lashed balls 1i) and 11 is made of bendablematerial such as fiber or corrugated board, folded along the dottedlines shown in FIG. of the drawings to form the walls of the carton andthe flaps by which such walls are secured in proper relation in theassembled carton. The carton includes in addition to the previouslymentioned top wall 16, a bottom wall 20, a front side wall 21 and a rearside wall 22. The top and bottom walls each have a length slightlygreater than the combined diameters of the balls and a width slightlygreater than the diameter of one of such balls. The front and rear sidewalls on the other hand each have a length substantially less than thecombined diameters of the balls so that the ends of the top and bottomwalls project a substantial distance beyond the ends of such front andrear side walls. The projecting ends of the top and bottom walls eachhave a perimeter consisting of three sides so that it is substantiallypolygonal in shape. Each of said projecting ends has connected thereto abendable end fiap 25 of a width less than one half the width of the wallto which it is connected and a length less than one half the height ofthe front and rear walls, the latter of which is slightly greater thanthe height of the balls. The length and width of each flap 25 areapproximately equal. Each of said end flaps 25 is located between a pairof adjacent angularly disposed flaps 26 hinged to the remaining twosides of each such projecting end. Along the outer edge of the top wall16 is an elongated flap 27 of a length approximately the length of thefront Wall 21. Provided on the ends of the front and rear walls areclosure flaps each comprising a base section 28 of sufi'icient width towholly overlie the flaps 26 associated therewith to conceal the latterand to close the end portion of the carton defined by such associatedflaps 26. Connected to the base section 28 is an outer section 29 whichoverlies the associated flaps 25 of the top and bottom walls. The outersections 29 are of such width that they overlap to a substantial degreeupon their associated flaps 25. The flaps 25 and 26 are permanentlysecured in any suitable fashion to the inner faces of the sections 28and 29 of the end closure flaps and the side flap 27 is secured in alike manner to the inner face of the top edge of front wall 21. Thoseflaps 25 and the associated sections 29 of the end closure flaps on thatend of the carton from which projects the handle loop 19 are providedwith aligned apertures 30 through which are threaded the legs of suchloop (note F168. 4 and 5).

Connected to the top and bottom walls 16 and 20, respectively, midway oftheir ends, are two vertically disposed walls or cross partitions 31 and32 that serve to divide the carton into two compartments. The partitionsare disposed in parallel spaced relation and are provided at their lowerends with opposed fiaps 33 by which they are secured in such spacedrelation to the inner face of the bottom wall 20 (note FIG. 6). At theirupper ends, each of the partitions are provided with a pair of spacedflaps 34 which are disposed in opposed relation to the flaps 34 on theother partition and are permanently secured in any suitable manner tothe inner face of the top wall 16. The longitudinally aligned spacesbetween the flaps 34 of the two partitions provide aligned passageways14 (note FIGS. 7 to 9) in which is located the connecting portion 13 oftwine and which are of sufficient cross-sectional area to enable thetwine of ball 11 to feed therethrough after the twine of ball has beenentirely withdrawn through opening 15. The portion of the top wall 16overlying such passageways is defined by longitudinally extending scoredor perforated lines 35 which extend beyond such passagewaysapproximately to the centers of the balls 10, 11. The perforated lines35 permit ready separation of the top Wall portion between suchperforated lines (compare FIGS.

5 and 8) to enable easy inspection of the contents of the package todetermine how much twine is left and to provide an opening through whichthe twine of ball 11 may be drawn after the twine of ball 10 has beenexhausted. The free side edges of the partitions 31 and 32 are providedwith cutouts 36 in which seat the sides of the loops 18 (note FIGS. 4and 7). The bottom central portion of the partitions 31 and 32 areprovided with enlarged rectangularly-shaped openings 37 which arealigned with one another and in effect form a chamber to receive abladewhich may be provided in the bottom of the ball receiving containeron the baling machine to separate two balls of twine inserted therein.

The area in which the opening 15 is cut or pierced by the operator isoutlined by a ring-like scored line 38 which connects with one end ofthe scored lines 35. The other ends of the scored lines 35 are connectedto a ring like scored line 39 provided in the top wall 16 over thecentral portion of the ball 11. It will thus be seen that the carton mayreadily be opened to feed twine through openings above the centers ofeither ball or along longitudinal paths defined by the score lines 35and the flaps 34. A similar arrangement of scored lines may be providedon the bottom wall 20, as indicated, in the event feed of the twine ofeither or both balls through wall 2%) is desired. The carton may bereadily divided also into two separate carton sections in which thepartitions 31 and 32 form end walls thereof. The transverse division ofthe carton may be indicated and facilitated by the provision of a tearribbon or string 4% extending completely around the carton at thelongitudinal center thereof between the partitions 31 and 32. Thus, byoperating the tear ribbon, the carton can be divided into two equalsections, in one of which the partition 31 forms an end wall and in theother of which the partition 32 forms an end wall so that each of suchsections is a complete fully closed carton containing one ball of twine.While the illustrated form of the invention is provided with a tearribbon, it will be understood that such division of the carton may beindicated and/or facilitated by dotted, scored or perforated lines.

It will be understood from the foregoing that the package may be handledas a unit, or it may be divided into two carton sections which may beused as completely separate, independent units or, though separated, asconnected units. Thus, with regard to a baling machine having acontainer adapted to receive four balls in a row, the operator thereofmay load such machine by placing into the container two completepackages in substantially the same form in which they have beendelivered to him. During such loading operation, the operator need onlymake an opening in each package at the place specially designatedthereon to start drawing the twine and to insert each package in thecontainer so that such opening therein is adjacent to the associatedtwine drawing hole provided in the cover of the container. In certain ofthese containers for four balls in a row there are provided three smalldividing blades in the bottom of each container and with respect to suchcontainers care should be taken that each of the outer blades entersthrough the bottom wall 20 of a package along the line of separationindicated by the tear ribbon 49 so that the balls are properly locatedin the container. As has previously been mentioned, such a dividingblade upon its insertion into the package will be received into thespace defined by the openings 37 in the partitions 31 and 32. Thedividing blades in such containers have an area less than the area ofeach opening 37 so that the blade inserted into the package will beentirely contained within the space defined by such openings 37. Thecentral blade in such containers will of course be located between thetwo packages loaded into the container and will hold the same in properrelation in the latter. In loading those containers provided with onlytwo ball compartments arranged in side-by-side relation, one package isreadied.

by making the Withdrawal opening in the manner afore said and then thetear strip 40 is operated to divide the front wall 21, the bottom wallZtl and the rear wall 22, leaving the top wall 16 in undividedcondition. The package is then inserted into the container so that thepartition in the container enters between the two partly dividedsections of the package and so that the withdrawal opening which islocated in one of such partly divided sections, is positioned adjacentto the twine drawing hole provided in the cover of the container. If thetwo ball carrying compartments of the container in a baling machine areeach deep enough to carry two balls of twine, the tear strip 46 isfurther actuated to divide also the top wall 16 of the package, thusdividing the package into two sections which are connected to each otheronly by the length of twine 13 joining the two balls thereof. The twosections are placed one upon the other in one of the compartments of thecontainer with the section in which is formed the withdrawal opening ontop. In a similar manner a second package is prepared and inserted intothe other compartment of the container.

In the use of the package in a baling machine it is desirable that thepackage provide a means for indicating to the operator when the secondball 11 is almost completely withdrawn so that he may replace suchpackage in proper time with a new package. One method of accomplishingthis in accordance with the invention is to mark the end portion of thetwine in the ball in any distinctive fashion, as by coloring the endportion 41 of ball 11 with a distinctive color in the manner illustratedin FIGS. 4 and 8 of the drawings. Additionally, or as a separate meansfor accomplishing this purpose, the end portion 41 of ball 11 may befolded into the form of a small hank 42 provided with a suihcient lengthof the twine to enable a substantial part thereof to be placed outsidethe container where the operator can readily observe the same. When theoperator notes a withdrawing of such part to the container he will bemade aware that it is time to insert a new package into the container.As indicated in FIGS. 4 and 8, the hank 42 may be positioned withrelation to the ring-like scored line 39 to make it readily accessibleto the operator.

It will be evident from the foregoing that the package of this inventioneliminates many of the disadvantages resulting from prior methods ofpackaging balls of twine and is universally adapted to fit any one of anumber of twine containers having widely varying constructions anddimensions. The loading of the package into these difierent containersis easily and readily accomplished with a minimum of preparation. Sincethe package is handled and used as a unit, the necessity for enclosingeach ball in a cylindrical band and for multiple labeling in accordancewith present practice is eliminated, the package is more flexible from acommercial standpoint and it is possible to provide better service witha reduced stock of packages.

While I have hereinabove described and illustrated in the drawings apreferred embodiment of my invention, it will be apparent to thoseskilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be madetherein without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scopeof the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A baler twine package composed of a unitary closed carton and twoballs or" baler twine to be dispensed from said closed carton asrequired, said balls being formed to be unwound from the inside andhaving the inner end of the twine in one ball connected to the outer endof the twine on the other ball so that the twine of both balls can bedrawn from the carton as one continuous piece, the inner end of saidother ball being free and projecting out of the top of such ball, saidcarton including top, bottom and side walls and end closure flapsintegrally connected together and two adjacent partitions connected attheir ends to two opposed walls of said carton and dividing the cartoninto two compartments, said balls being located in said compartments inside-byside relation with said connecting portion of the twine extendingfrom one compartment to the other within the carton and with the freeinner end of said other ball being positioned adjacent to said top wall,said partitions being provided with openings through which extend saidconnecting portion of the twine, means on said top wall indicating theapproximate position of said free inner end, separate cord means formedinto a plurality of spaced loops extending'in the direction of said topwall and being drawn over both said balls to lash the latter together inside-by-side relation, and formed into a loop extending in the directionof but disposed transverse to said looped lashings, said latter loopextending from one end of the lashed balls and through the closure flapson the associated end of the carton and forming a carrying handle forthe package, said partitions being connected to the inner faces of saidopposed walls to enable the carton to be divided into separate closedcarton sections each containing a ball of twine by severing said top,bottom and side walls between said partitions, each of said separatedsections providing a closed dispenser from which the twine of the balllocated therein may be drawn as needed, the connecting portion of thetwine between said balls being exposed by such division of the cartonand readily severable to enable each ball to be unwound from the insidewhile in its associated section.

2. A baler twine package composed of a unitary closed carton and twoballs of baler twine to be dispensed from said closed carton asrequired, said balls being formed to be unwound from the inside andhaving the inner end of the twine in one ball connected to the outer endof the twine on the other ball so that the twine of both balls can bedrawn from the carton as one continuous piece, the inner end of saidother ball being free and projecting out of the top of such ball, saidcarton including top, bottom and side walls and end closure flapsintegrally connected together and two adjacent partitions connected attheir ends to two opposed walls of said carton and dividing the cartoninto two compartments, said balls being located in said compartments inside-by-side relation with said connecting portion of the twineextending from one compartment to the other within the carton and withthe free inner end of said other ball being positioned adjacent to saidtop wall, said partitions being provided with openings through whichextend said connecting portion of the twine, means on said top wallindicating the approximate position of said free inner end, said sidewalls having a longitudinal length substantially less than the length ofthe combined diameters of said balls, and said top and bottom wallshaving a longitudinal length substantially greater than the length ofthe combined diameters of said balls so that the ends of the top andbottom walls project a substantial distance beyond the ends of said sidewalls, the projecting ends of said top and bottom walls each having aperimeter consisting of a central edge substantially parallel to saidpartitions and two spaced edges connected to the ends of and disposed atan angle to said central edge, flap members hingedly connected to saidcentral and angularly disposed edges, said closure flaps being hingedlyconnected to the ends of said side walls and each including a basesection overlying and connected to associated flaps on said angularlydisposed edges, and an outer section overlying and connected toassociated flaps on said central edges, the associated outer sections ateach end of the carton being in overlapped relation, separate cord meanssecuring said balls together in sideby-side relation against separationin a direction away from said partitions and including a portionextending through a wall of said carton and forming a carrying handlefor the package, said partitions being connected to the inner faces ofsaid opposed walls to enable the carton to be divided into separateclosed carton sections each containing a ball of twine by severing saidtop, bottom and side walls between said partitions, each of saidseparated sections providing a closed dispenser from which the twine ofthe ball located therein may be drawn as needed, the connecting portionof the twine between said balls being exposed by such division of thecartoon and readily severable to enable each ball to be unwound from theinside while in its associated section.

3. A baler twine package composed of a unitary closed carton and twoballs of baler twine to be dispensed from said closed carton asrequired, said balls being formed to be unwound from the inside andhaving the inner end of the twine in one ball connected to the outer endof the twine on the other ball so that the twine of both balls can bedrawn from the carton as one continuous piece, the inner end of saidother ball being free and projecting out of the top of such ball, saidcarton including top, bottom and side walls and end closure flapsintegrally connected together and two adjacent partitions connected attheir ends to two opposed walls of said carton and dividing the cartoninto two compartments, said balls being located in said compartments inside-by-side relation with said connecting portion of the twineextending from one compartment to the other Within the carton and withthe free inner end of said other ball being positioned adjacent to saidtop wall, said partitions being provided with openings through whichextend said connecting portion of the twine, means on said top wallindicating the approximate position of said free inner end, separatecord means formed into a plurality of spaced loops extending in thedirection of said top wall and being drawn over both said balls to lashthe latter together in side-by-side relation, and formed into a loopextending in the direction of but disposed transverse to said loopedlashings, said latter loop extending from one end of the lashed ballsand through the closure flaps on the associated end of the carton andforming a carrying handle for the package, means provided on the sideedges of said partitions to receive the sides of said spaced loops andretain such loops in predetermined spaced relation on said balls, andflaps hingedly connected to the top and bottom edges of said partitionsand secured to the inner faces of said top and bottom walls, the flapson one of said partitions being disposed in opposed relation to theflaps on the other partition to enable the carton to be divided intoseparate closed carton sections by severing said top, bottom and sidewalls between said partitions, the flaps on the top edges of saidpartitions being divided flaps and each composed of two spaced partsproviding a central, longitudinally extending space aligned with thespace formed by the other divided flap, said aligned spaces forming apassageway in which is located the portion of twine connecting the ballsand through which feeds the twine of said one ball after the twine ofsaid other ball has been entirely withdrawn, and a pair of spaced scoredlines extending longitudinally on said top wall and through the areadefined by such aligned spaces.

4. A baler twine package composed of a unitary closed carton and twoballs of baler twine to be dispensed from said closed carton asrequired, said balls being formed to be unwound from the inside andhaving the inner end of the twine in one ball connected to the outer endof the twine on the other ball so that the twine of both balls can bedrawn from the carton as one continuous piece, the inner end of saidother ball being free and projecting out of the top of such ball, saidcarton including top, bottom and side walls and end closure flapsintegrally connected together and two adjacent partitions disposed inspaced relation and connected at their ends to two opposed walls of saidcarton and dividing the carton into two compartments, said balls beinglocated in said compartments in side-by-side relation with saidconnecting portion of the twins extending from one compartment to theother within the carton and with the inner ends of said balls positionedadjacent tosaid top wall,

a circular scored line provided in said top wall above the centralportion of each ball to indicate the approximate positions of said innerends, said partitions being provided with openings adjacent to said topwall through which extend said connecting portion of the twine andpermitting feed of the twine of said one ball beneath said top wall tothe compartment of said other ball and a pair of spaced scored linesextending longitudinally on said top wall between and connected at theirends to said circular scored lines, said scored lines defining the pathof feed of the twine of said one ball to the compartment of said otherball and permitting the ready removal of the top wall portiontherebetween to expose and provide access to such twine, separate cordmeans securing said balls together in side-by--side relation againstseparation in a direction away from said partitions and including aportion extending through a wall of said carton and forming a carryinghandle for the package, said partitions being connected to the innerfaces of said opposed Walls to enable the carton to be divided intoseparate closed carton sections each containing a ball of twine bysevering said top, bottom and side walls between said partitions, eachof said separated sections providing a closed dispenser from which thetwine of the ball located therein may be drawn as needed, and meansextending transversely of said top, bottom and side walls between saidpartitions to enable said carton to be split readily into such separateclosed carton sections.

5. A baler twine package such as defined in claim 9, in which one end ofeach of said partitions is connected to said bottom wall and the centralportion of such end is cut-out to provide an enlarged opening alignedwith the opening in the other partition, said openings defining a spaceto receive a ball separating blade provided in the bottom of a balercontainer for such package.

6. A baler twine package composed of a unitary closed carton and twoballs of baler twine to be dispensed from said closed carton asrequired, said balls being formed to be unwound from the inside andhaving the inner end of the twine in one ball connected to the outer endof the twine on the other ball so that the twine of both balls can bedrawn from the carton as one continuous piece, the inner end of saidother ball being free and projecting out of the top of such ball, saidcarton including top, bottom and side walls and end closure flapsintegrally connected together and two adjacent partitions connected attheir ends to two opposed walls of said carton and dividing the cartoninto two compartments, said balls being located in said compartments inside-by-side relation with said connecting portion of the twineextending from one compartment to the other within the carton and withthe free inner end of said other ball being positioned adjacent to saidtop Wall, said partitions being provided with openings through whichextend said connecting portion of the twine, means on said top wallindicating the approximate position of said free inner end, each of saidpartitions having on one end thereof a pair of spaced, outwardlyextending flaps secured to the under surface of said top wall, the spacebetween such flaps of one partition being longitudinally aligned withthe space between such flaps on the other partition, and communicatingwith the opening in its associated partition through which saidconnecting portion of the twine extends, said aligned spaces providing apassageway in which is located the portion of the twine connecting saidballs and through which said partition openings feeds the twine of saidone ball after the twine of said other ball has been entirely withdrawn,and said partitions being provided on the other ends thereof withoutwardly extending flaps secured to the inner surface of said bottomwall, said top and bottom flaps so connecting said partitions to theinner faces of said top and bottom walls as'to enable the carton to bedivided into separate closed carton sections each containing a ball oftwine by severing said top, bottom and side walls between saidpartitions, each of said separated sections providing a closed dispenserfrom which the twine of the ball located therein may be drawn as needed,the connecting portion of the twine between said balls being exposed bysuch division of the carton and extending at each end out of the spaceprovided therefor between the top flaps of the associated partition andreadily severable to enable each ball to be unwound from the insidewhile in its associated section.

7. A baler twine package such as defined in claim 9, in which said oneball has means provided on its unconnected end for indicating to anoperator when said package should be replaced.

8. A baler twine package such as defined in claim 7, in which saidindicating means comprises a small hank formed from the unconnected endof said one ball and containing a sufiicient length of twine to enable apart thereof to be placed at a place spaced from said package to serveas an indicating member.

9. A baler twine package composed of a unitary closed carton and twoballs of baler twine to be dispensed from said closed carton asrequired, said balls being formed to be unwound from the inside andhaving the inner end of the twine in one ball connected to the outer endof the twine on the other ball so that the twine of both balls can bedrawn from the carton as one continuous piece, the inner end of saidother ball being free and projecting out of the top of such ball, saidcarton including top, bottom, side and end walls and two adjacentpartitions connected at their ends to opposed walls of said carton so asto divide the carton into two compartments disposed in side-by-siderelation beneath said top wall, said balls being located in saidcompartments with the inner ends of the twine thereof positionedadjacent to said top wall and with said connecting portion of the twineextending from one compartment to the other Within the carton, saidpartitions being provided with openings through which extend saidconnecting portion of the twine, means on said top Wall indicating thelocation of the free inner end of said other ball, separate cord meanssecuring said balls together in side-by-side relation against separationin a direction away from said partitions and including a portionextending through a wall of said carton and forming a carrying handlefor the package, said partitions being connected to said opposed wallsto enable the carton to be divided into separate closed carton sectionseach containing a ball of twine by severing said top, bottom and sidewalls between said partitions, each of said separated sections providinga closed dispenser from which the twine of the ball located therein maybe drawn as needed, said securing cord means being severed to efiectsuch separation and the connecting portion of the twine between saidballs being exposed by such division of the carton and readily severable to enable each ball to be unwound from the inside while in itsassociated section.

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